Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-11
Proceedings of the Meeting of the
Board ofDirectors Of the S. c. A. s.

Proceedings of the Meeting of the
Board ofDirectors of the S. C. A. S.
Pursuant to adjournment the Board of
Directors Of the Shenandoah County Agri.
cultural Society met on February g. 1887,
at their office, in the Court House, Wood
stock, Va, at II o'clock, a. N.
Present Frank King, President, in the
Chair, w. l.. Laughlin, II. II. Haun, n.
NJ Rhodes Hampson Borden,lJ. II. Newell,
Abraham Miller, W. Ii. Newman, d. d.
Carter, :. II. Bowman, Geo. Rye, and r.
II. Lacey.
Minutes Of last meeting read, and on
motion, the same were approved.
On motion, resolved, that the resolution
ordering the Secretary to have copies Of
Charter and Bylaws printed be reconsid-
cred
The President called for report Of the
committee appointed at former meeting
to arrange program, &c, for the Spring
Meeting. The committee was continued
until the next meeting of the Board of
Directors as they are not prepared TO make
a report at present.
On motion it was resolved, That the
President appoint a committee on conta-
gious animal diseases 10 report at the next
meeting Of the stockholders the best rene
DIV for the care of hog cholera, chicken
cholera, pleuro pneumonia, CHAMBERS, &c.i
and also the best means for the proven
ton of said diseases.
On motion, resolved, That all meetings
OF the Board of Directors shall be open to
any stakeholder who may desire to be
present.
On motion it was resolved, That the
President confer with the B. n o. X. K.
Co. in regard to depot at Fair Grounds,
trains, rates, &c, &c
On motion, reso lved, Thatit is the sense
Of this meeting that at present 1t is mex
pedient to consider the request Of Mr.. H.
c. Magruder to be allowed to put mp
building on the Fair Grou nds, at his own
expense, for the use of himself and family
during Fairs, sc.
On motion il was resolved, That the
manure made on the Fair Grounds be used
upon the grounds, aud that no person shall
he allowed to remove tho same from the
grounds.
On motion, resolved, That the President
appoint committee to revise and amend
the Charter and Bylaws Of the Society,
and suggest the adoption of the same at
the next meeting Of the stockholders
The President appointed as such com
mittee Judge Rye, Maj. J. H. Newell and
Judge II. C. Allen.
On motion the me citing adjourned to
meet at the Fair Grounds at o'clock, p. m.
Meeting callel to order on the Fair
Grounds at Up. m.
On motion, resoly ed, That all spots in
the enclosure male by the race track,
which are not already in grass, be sowed
in oats and grass seed in the spring.
On motion, resolved, That the Grand
Stand shall be extenlcl 100 feet towards
the west and arranged 10 that dining
room can be fitted up under it.
On motion, resolved, Tn at the Superin-
tendent OF grounds be antho rized and di-
rected to have cistern dug IN front Of
horse stall No =. and that the water from
the Grand Stand be pipcd to the SAID els
tern, the ci stern to have a capacity Of 500
barras.
On motion, resolved, That the Superin-
tendent Of grounds be authorized and di-
rected to have a cistern dug at the end of
the pipe which is laid from G. w. Koontz's
well, and that said cistern shall have a
capacity of 200 barrels.
On motion, resolved, That the Superin-
tendent of grounds be directed to have
the iron roofing on the different buildings
repaired Immediately.
Resolved, That an Office for Secretary
and Treasurer, about Z vice as large as the
present Office, be bu lit, the inside arrange
ment, &c. 10 be eft to the discretion Of
Secretary, Treasurer and Superintendent
of grounds, and the building to be two
stories.
On motion, the bill of Clover & Magru-
der for Sl.3l and the bill of The VirgiHian
for IS were allowed and ordered to be
paid.
Adjourned to meet Saturday, February
18th at 10 o'clock, a. m.
X. II. LACEY, Secretary.